Question 1

What causes spiritual dryness?

Accepted Answer

Proverbs 29:7The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.Ephesians 4:19They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.Sinful living causes spiritual dryness.Deuteronomy 6:11-12“When you have eaten your fill in this land, be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.”Nehemiah 9:28“But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them.”Success followed by ungratefulness and complacency can lead to spiritual dryness.Psalm 39:6We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.Ecclesiastes 4:7-8I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.The busyness of life can crowd out time for spiritual refreshment and cause dryness of our soul.

Question 2

What are the symptoms of spiritual dryness?

Accepted Answer

Revelation 2:4“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!”Revelation 3:15-19“I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! . . . I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.”We may be spiritually dry if we are experiencing a lack of enthusiasm for God and an underlying self-satisfaction.Psalm 81:11No, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around.Jeremiah 6:10To whom can I give warning? Who will listen when I speak? Their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. They scorn the word of the Lord. They don’t want to listen at all.Jeremiah 7:13“While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer.”Jeremiah 35:15“‘Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right. Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you would not listen to me or obey me.’”Zephaniah 1:6“I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”Zechariah 7:11-13“Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing. They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them. Since they refused to listen when I called to them, I would not listen when they called to me, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”We may be spiritually dry if we find ourselves refusing to listen to God’s Word or respond to his warnings.Jeremiah 2:30“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.”Jeremiah 5:3Lord, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. You crushed them, but they refused to be corrected. They are determined, with faces set like stone; they have refused to repent.Jeremiah 17:23They did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.Jeremiah 32:33“My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.”We may be spiritually dry if we find ourselves unresponsive to God’s discipline.Psalm 106:7, 13Our ancestors in Egypt were not impressed by the Lord’s miraculous deeds. They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea. . . . Yet how quickly they forgot what he had done! They wouldn’t wait for his counsel!We may be spiritually dry if we have forgotten God’s past acts of kindness and mercy to us.Ezekiel 21:24“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Again and again you remind me of your sin and your guilt. You don’t even try to hide it! In everything you do, your sins are obvious for all to see. So now the time of your punishment has come!”Zephaniah 1:12“I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad.”Ephesians 4:19They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.We may be spiritually dry if we are experiencing apathy toward sin.Isaiah 32:9-10Listen, you women who lie around in ease. Listen to me, you who are so smug. In a short time—just a little more than a year—you careless ones will suddenly begin to care. For your fruit crops will fail, and the harvest will never take place.Luke 21:34“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware.”We may be spiritually dry if we are caught up with careless living.Amos 5:21-24“I hate all your show and pretense—the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies. I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings. I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings. Away with your noisy hymns of praise! I will not listen to the music of your harps. Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.”We may be spiritually dry if we are only pretending in worship.Malachi 1:6-14The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name! But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’ You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar. Then you ask, ‘How have we defiled the sacrifices?’ You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect. When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Go ahead, beg God to be merciful to you! But when you bring that kind of offering, why should he show you any favor at all?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “and I will not accept your offerings.”We may be spiritually dry if we are merely going through the motions in our spiritual lives without feeling any real love or hunger for God.

Question 3

Why can’t I always be on fire for God?

Accepted Answer

Genesis 3:6The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.Romans 3:23Everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.When sin takes a foothold in our lives, it will always lead us away from God and the more apathy will take over our souls. Satan will use all his power to keep us from getting excited about following God.Mark 14:32-41Then he [Jesus] returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”The combination of our sinful nature, physical and psychological factors like fatigue and stress, as well as temptation will quench our enthusiasm for God.Zephaniah 1:6“And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”A tendency toward self-sufficiency can stifle your relationship with God.Malachi 1:13“You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.Colossians 1:23You must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News.Hebrews 2:1So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.Revelation 2:4“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!”As is true in all relationships, our relationship with God requires effort. Without the appropriate focus, our attention tends to drift. God is fully committed to us. In order for our relationship with him to grow, we must be diligent in our dedication to knowing him.

Question 4

How can I prevent spiritual dryness?

Accepted Answer

Psalm 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.Psalm 143:6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.John 4:13-14Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”John 6:35Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”John 7:37On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!”Revelation 21:6He also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.”Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.A tree by a riverbank grows full and tall because it is always supplied with water. In the same way, if we stay close to God, we will grow to spiritual maturity. We will not hunger or thirst for meaning in life, because God will nourish us with his Word and his presence. We need to stay close to God by spending time with him consistently and persistently through Bible reading, prayer, time with other believers, and serving him in the church and other ministries.Genesis 3:6The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.1 Kings 11:1-4Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites. The Lord had clearly instructed the people of Israel, “You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.” Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway. He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the Lord. In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.Hosea 7:9Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don’t even know it. Their hair is gray, but they don’t realize they’re old and weak.Romans 3:23Everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.Ephesians 4:26-27And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.1 John 5:21Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.We must keep sin from taking a foothold in our lives. Sin will always lead us away from God. To avoid drifting from God, we must guard our affections and keep focused on our devotion to him.Psalm 32:3-4When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.Psalm 66:18If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.Isaiah 1:28-30Rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed. You will be ashamed of your idol worship in groves of sacred oaks. You will blush because you worshiped in gardens dedicated to idols. You will be like a great tree with withered leaves, like a garden without water.1 John 1:9If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.We need to confess any sin right away and ask God to forgive us and turn our hearts back toward him. Even when our first impression is that all is well, we should pause and pray that God will show us anything in our lives that needs attention.Proverbs 11:25The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.Philippians 2:4Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.Hebrews 6:10-12God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.We are to practice genuine, active love for others. Love waters a dry soul. In seeking to help and encourage others, we will often find help for ourselves.2 Timothy 3:1-5In the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!We need to be careful of the company we keep.Psalm 119:70Their hearts are dull and stupid, but I delight in your instructions.Isaiah 58:11The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.Colossians 1:23You must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News.Hebrews 2:1So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.3 John 1:2-4Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit. Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth. I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.We must faithfully live in obedience to God’s truth as he has revealed it in the Bible.Deuteronomy 6:11-12“When you have eaten your fill in this land, be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery.”Nehemiah 9:28“But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times!”Hosea 13:5-6“I took care of you in the wilderness, in that dry and thirsty land. But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.”Remember God in all circumstances. When we are in need, we usually take God more seriously. But when we are well fed, comfortable, and prosperous, it is easier to become complacent about God. Wise is the person who remembers God daily in times of both need and prosperity.

Question 5

How should I respond to spiritual dryness in my life?

Accepted Answer

Ezekiel 11:19“And I [the Lord] will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart.”We should begin by accepting God’s gracious gift of a new, tender heart.Romans 12:9Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.Philippians 2:4Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.Hebrews 6:10-12God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.Practice genuine, active love for others, caring for them and serving them.Psalm 1:1-6Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.2 Timothy 3:1-5You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!We should be careful of the company we keep. It’s not enough to simply avoid bad associates; it’s necessary to spend time with God and others who are likeminded.Proverbs 12:11A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.Proverbs 12:27Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.Proverbs 13:4Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.Romans 12:11Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.2 Thessalonians 3:11We hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business.2 John 1:8Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.Revelation 3:19“I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.”One of the best cures for spiritual dryness is diligent, enthusiastic, hard work!Isaiah 32:10In a short time—just a little more than a year—you careless ones will suddenly begin to care. For your fruit crops will fail, and the harvest will never take place.We need to become aware of the negative consequences of spiritual dryness in our lives. Recognize the times and seasons that make up life. What we plant in healthy spiritual practices today will yield a crop of spiritual wellbeing in the future.Luke 21:34“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware.”Listen to Jesus’ warnings about spiritual dryness. Temptation is frequently about immediate gratification or escape; God always has eternity in mind for us.

Question 6

How do I recover from spiritual dryness?

Accepted Answer

Psalm 42:1As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.Psalm 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.Psalm 73:25Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.Psalm 143:6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.Isaiah 26:9In the night I search for you; in the morning I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.Isaiah 40:30-31Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.Malachi 1:13“You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.Colossians 1:23You must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.Hebrews 2:1So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.Revelation 2:4“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!”We should cultivate a thirst for God. As we wait for his work in our lives, our souls will be watered.Psalm 32:5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.Psalm 51:12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.1 John 1:8-9If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.We should begin by confessing and repenting of any known sins. Sin in our lives will parch our souls.Deuteronomy 32:1-2“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak! Hear, O earth, the words that I say! Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.”Psalm 1:2-3They delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.Psalm 119:18, 83Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions. . . . I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.Isaiah 55:10-11The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.Colossians 2:6-7Now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,We must commit to live in faithful obedience to God and his Word. From the springs of God’s Word come refreshment for our souls.Proverbs 12:11A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.Proverbs 12:27Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.Proverbs 13:4Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.Hosea 6:3“Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”Romans 12:11Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.Colossians 3:23Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.2 Thessalonians 3:11We hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business.2 John 1:8Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward.Revelation 3:19“I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.”We must continue to work diligently and enthusiastically for the Lord even as we wait for his “rains.” Serving God will bring refreshment to our souls.Hebrews 6:11-12Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.Practice loving others and follow the example of other spiritually mature believers. Loving others will bring refreshment to your our souls.

Question 7

What might extended spiritual dryness reveal about my life?

Accepted Answer

Jeremiah 12:4How long must this land mourn? Even the grass in the fields has withered. The wild animals and birds have disappeared because of the evil in the land. For the people have said, “The Lord doesn’t see what’s ahead for us!”Isaiah 32:11-13Tremble, you women of ease; throw off your complacency. Strip off your pretty clothes, and put on burlap to show your grief. Beat your breasts in sorrow for your bountiful farms and your fruitful grapevines. For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers. Your joyful homes and happy towns will be gone.Without God, our lives become empty and withered.Jeremiah 2:19“Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”Jeremiah 7:26“But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors.”Jeremiah 36:24Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people.”Ezekiel 20:8“But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt.”Spiritual dryness can lead to a life of rebellious, sinful living and create a vicious cycle of increasing drought in the soul.Jeremiah 7:24“But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backward instead of forward”.Matthew 12:30“Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.”Hebrews 2:3So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak?Revelation 3:15-16“I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!”It is not possible to put God on hold. There is no standing still in our relationship with God. We are either moving forward or moving backward. Moving backward from God withers our soul. If we are apathetic about our relationship with God, we have no real hope.Isaiah 32:11-13Tremble, you women of ease; throw off your complacency. Strip off your pretty clothes, and put on burlap to show your grief. Beat your breasts in sorrow for your bountiful farms and your fruitful grapevines. For your land will be overgrown with thorns and briers. Your joyful homes and happy towns will be gone.Jeremiah 12:4How long must this land mourn? Even the grass in the fields has withered. The wild animals and birds have disappeared because of the evil in the land. For the people have said, “The Lord doesn’t see what’s ahead for us!”Jeremiah 12:11“They [the rulers] have made it an empty wasteland; I hear its mournful cry. The whole land is desolate, and no one even cares.”Spiritual dryness often leads to the destruction of our relationships, positive achievements, and past growth.Jeremiah 2:19“Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”Jeremiah 7:26“But my people have not listened to me or even tried to hear. They have been stubborn and sinful—even worse than their ancestors.”Jeremiah 36:24Neither the king nor his attendants showed any signs of fear or repentance at what they heard.Ezekiel 12:2“Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear. For they are a rebellious people.”Ezekiel 20:8“But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of the vile images they were obsessed with, or forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt.”If our spiritual dryness is ignored for a long time, it ultimately can lead to a life of rebellion.

Spiritual Dryness